Corneal Cross-Linking as a Treatment for Fungal Keratitis Associated with Corneal Melting

We present the case of a young male that suffered from fungal corneal abscess and corneal melting. The patient was treated successfully by corneal cross-linking. Taking into account our experience from this case, we offer to consider corneal cross-linking as a therapeutic option in cases of fungal k...

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Autores principales: Igal, Vadim, Pikkel Igal, Yael Sara, Pikkel, Yoav Yechezkel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000456537
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spelling pubmed-54657232017-06-13 Corneal Cross-Linking as a Treatment for Fungal Keratitis Associated with Corneal Melting Igal, Vadim Pikkel Igal, Yael Sara Pikkel, Yoav Yechezkel Case Rep Ophthalmol Case Report We present the case of a young male that suffered from fungal corneal abscess and corneal melting. The patient was treated successfully by corneal cross-linking. Taking into account our experience from this case, we offer to consider corneal cross-linking as a therapeutic option in cases of fungal keratitis. S. Karger AG 2017-03-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5465723/ /pubmed/28611646 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000456537 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Corneal Cross-Linking as a Treatment for Fungal Keratitis Associated with Corneal Melting
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title_full Corneal Cross-Linking as a Treatment for Fungal Keratitis Associated with Corneal Melting
title_fullStr Corneal Cross-Linking as a Treatment for Fungal Keratitis Associated with Corneal Melting
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title_short Corneal Cross-Linking as a Treatment for Fungal Keratitis Associated with Corneal Melting
title_sort corneal cross-linking as a treatment for fungal keratitis associated with corneal melting
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000456537
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